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Ash_F

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46. Victory by Monday!

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 01:29 PM

Aug 2013

Jumping into a fight without any clue of what is going on there, just like Libya.

Did you know a large portion of Libya's population is Black? Did you ever wonder why there were never any Black Libyans in those propaganda videos we kept seeing while they were trying to sell us the war?

This is why

That was the side the US government took without any kind of provisions regarding human rights

And here we have anther civil war where one side is homogeneous and the other side is multiethnic and the US is ready to jump in again without any kind of stipulation towards their behavior towards minorities.

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Military strikes on Syria 'as early as Thursday,' US officials say [View all] brooklynite Aug 2013 OP

I'm looking forward ... GeorgeGist Aug 2013 #1

USA USA USA !!! warrant46 Aug 2013 #11

Will we get another "Syrian" insider like "curveball" this time? Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #2

War is often a bad idea. Stuart G Aug 2013 #4

If there is "undeniable evidence" it hasn't been made public - secret evidence is deniable. leveymg Aug 2013 #3

CBS report: Obama orders release of report justifying Syria strike pampango Aug 2013 #7

This is too late in the game. Should have been issued days ago, before military response was leveymg Aug 2013 #9

Yes. One you are talking military response, the rest is justification.nt Mojorabbit Aug 2013 #10

They CLAIM they have a "a near air-tight case" just like the one they had in Iraq, I guess. Coyotl Aug 2013 #20

A Near Air Tight Case gussmith Aug 2013 #36

Well let's just hope they aren't "fixing the facts". Now that's what "hope" is all about. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #30

If you equate Obama with Bush/Cheney/McCain, then I see your point. pampango Aug 2013 #39

How in the hell can you have 'violations of the chemical weapons convention' if Syria isn't a party AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #37

It will be interesting to see ... Nihil Aug 2013 #40

And the Anti-Personnel Mine convention. And the Cluster munitions conventions. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #41

Syria is one of 5 countries not to sign and ratify the Chemical Weapons Ban treaty. 189 countries pampango Aug 2013 #42

By itself, it gives us no standing to complain. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #45

I disagree that any country has the moral right to use chemical weapons. pampango Aug 2013 #47

Similar numbers ban the use of land mines and submunitions. AtheistCrusader Aug 2013 #50

Which senior officials? WHO IS RUNNING THINGS! nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #5

Goldman Sachs. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #29

so basically FirstLight Aug 2013 #6

So am I, FirstLight. arewenotdemo Aug 2013 #48

IOW...all eyes off TPP, we want to pass it quickly in the dark of night without pipoman Aug 2013 #8

NATO is a force to be reckoned with. IDK why Assad has done anything he's done for many years. freshwest Aug 2013 #12

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You have a problem with ArcticDave's post or assertions? Because I don't, not anymore. n/t SylviaD Aug 2013 #17

War with Syria? Really????!! SylviaD Aug 2013 #14

Watch out! The DU jury pool is tainted with worshippers. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #28

It hasn't happened yet. David__77 Aug 2013 #38

I agree, if I stood against Bush in this I must stand against Barack Obama as well. n/t SylviaD Aug 2013 #58

Let me get this straight davidpdx Aug 2013 #67

uh oh! heaven05 Aug 2013 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author damnedifIknow Aug 2013 #18

Can we get Israel to do it snooper2 Aug 2013 #19

. Victor_c3 Aug 2013 #21

America, Fuck Yeah! - nt HardTimes99 Aug 2013 #69

A military response to the "indiscriminate killing of civilians." mountain grammy Aug 2013 #22

Amen. nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #43

That pretty much sums it up cpwm17 Aug 2013 #57

...and kill their rescuers, a la double-tap. : [ Agony Aug 2013 #62

Yes, but it'd be the US doing it now--it's special Alamuti Lotus Aug 2013 #63

No. Fucking. Wars. n/t area51 Aug 2013 #23

Hey Kerry, what happened to the new apollo project? Democrats_win Aug 2013 #24

If We Were Total Solar... grilled onions Aug 2013 #27

Why now? gopiscrap Aug 2013 #25

That and we have that NSA thingie going on no one wants to snappyturtle Aug 2013 #44

Will that be enough time for the media to get setup over there? L0oniX Aug 2013 #26

Ooh yeah, big ratings! Whoopee! BuelahWitch Aug 2013 #32

This is a really dumb move Snake Plissken Aug 2013 #31

???? heaven05 Aug 2013 #33

Did folks on DU iamthebandfanman Aug 2013 #34

See post #46 Ash_F Aug 2013 #49

In fact, when it first started treestar Aug 2013 #56

Channeling George W. Bush The Stranger Aug 2013 #35

¡! Ghost Dog Aug 2013 #59

Victory by Monday! Ash_F Aug 2013 #46

who did it ZigZag11235813 Aug 2013 #51

Why are you using phoney baloney Walid Shoebat as a source? alp227 Aug 2013 #55

War - No. Have UN go in and secure chemicals and dispose of them. kiranon Aug 2013 #52

Oh, Yes. Ghost Dog Aug 2013 #60

"strikes would be limited in scope" - that's comforting . . . ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #53

Strikes in Serbia were limited in scope maxsolomon Aug 2013 #54

They took out the Chinese Embassy and three journalists, though. Ghost Dog Aug 2013 #61

a obvious, albeit fatal, error versus stopping a genocide with air power alone maxsolomon Aug 2013 #64

I really did not pay too much attention to the Clinton Administration ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #66

Then comes the flowers and chocolates? hug the earth Aug 2013 #65

Kick n/t Tx4obama Aug 2013 #68